Both in Wholesale Trade

Genuine Parts vs Watsco

Over the past year GPC returned −0.1% and WSO.B returned −14.4%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.38.

GPC −0.1% WSO.B −14.4%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
MetricGPCWSO.B
Price$124.44$313.24
Market cap$17.16B$13.04B
Today−1.55%+3.28%
1 month−0.8%—
6 months+18.2%—
Year to date+1.2%−7.6%
1 year+1.4%—
Revenue growth (YoY)+4.2%+2.1%
Gross margin38.1%27.5%
Net margin3.4%7.3%
P/E (TTM)552.6×29.5×
Price / sales0.7×1.8×
Net cash-$4.35B$335.4M
Dividend yield3.42%4.21%
Volatility (60d)25.2%—
Short % of float4.9%—
Next earnings——

Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).